Residual Hauntings:

Residual Hauntings are like watching a video & hitting rewind to watch over the same part over & over again. They tend to gradually fade out over time & sometimes never come back. The most common type of a residual haunting would be something like a battle or war fought a long time ago. There are no spirits involved in a residual haunting, its more like something that has been recorded by a traumatic event; basically, like a playback of a past event. Sometimes a person is lucky enough to actually catch this type of haunting on camera or film or even by the naked eye.

The ghosts in a residual haunting do not interact with you; in fact they do not even know you are

there. They are doomed to play out the last moments of their lives forever & ever in time.

This type of event is not dangerous at all, so if you ever have the chance to witness one, do so without fear & enjoy it. This type of haunting has to be considered when investigating a haunting.

                                                                                                           

There are numerous theories on how these residual hauntings come to be. Video & audio tapes capture sounds & images on a film of special material that has been oxidized or rusted. Certain building materials, such as slate used in older castles & stone structures & iron nails used in many older buildings, have properties similar to that of the tapes. When a traumatic event occurs or a time of heightened emotions, these materials record the event for future playback. Everything is made up of energy & energy cannot be destroyed. The materials store the energy created by these traumatic events & plays them back at a later time.